The National Association of Resident Doctors on Saturday announced a resolution to resume its Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike (TICS 2.0) on January 12, 2026.
Last week, the doctors warned that the country may soon face another nationwide shutdown of medical services, following the Federal Government’s failure to honour a Memorandum of Understanding previously signed with the association.
In a statement on X, signed by its President, Dr Mohammad Suleiman, NARD disclosed that the move is to press home its demands, following resolutions reached at its Emergency National Executive Council meeting on Friday.
The association also announced plans for nationwide protests over unresolved doctors’ welfare issues, with centre-based demonstrations scheduled across hospitals.
The association said the planned industrial action, tagged “No Implementation, No Going Back,” will resume on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 12:00 a.m., unless the government meets its outstanding demands.
The strike, the doctors said, is the inevitable result of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Government ignoring multiple deadlines for implementing the MoU signed with resident doctors.
As part of preparations for the renewed action, the NEC directed presidents of all 91 NARD centres nationwide to hold congress meetings and subsequently address the media.
“The National Officers’ Committee appreciates your patience, resilience, and continued support in our collective struggle for doctors’ welfare.
“Following the E-NEC meeting, the following resolutions were reached: NEC resolved to resume TICS 2.0, tagged ‘No Implementation, No Going Back,’ with effect from January 12, 2026, by 12:00 a.m.
“NEC has also mandated every centre president from the 91 centres to hold a congress meeting and, at the end, address the media,” it said.
The association said the aim is to hold 91 press conferences across the country within seven days to draw attention to doctors’ welfare concerns.